September 3, 2024
Across 70 years, and more than 50,000 photographs, JK Bruce-Vanderpuije’s work tells the story of Ghana’s journey through a period of profound change, preserving the faces and events that defined an era
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June 14, 2024
With this calmness imbued with critical reading, curator Shamma Al Mheiri delved into her discussion about the exhibition ‘Solace in Soil’ by Emirati artist Dr. Mohamed Yousif and Kenyan sculptor Maggie Otieno, held at Efie Gallery in Dubai.….
June 5, 2024
Efie Gallery is honoured to announce ‘Solace in Soil’, a duo exhibition between renowned Emirati artist Dr. Mohamed Yousif (b. 1953) and Kenyan sculptor Maggie Otieno (b.1974), curated by Emirati curator Shamma Al Mheiri..
June 5, 2024
El Anatsui may be known best for his metallic tapestries made from bottle caps, but he is also a musician..
May 20, 2024
Efie Gallery’s typical audience is characterized by the broad diversity of Dubai” – equally comprised of returning locals and international visitors.
April 30, 2024
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor who has spent much of his artistic life in Nigeria..
April 4, 2024
Slawn’s paintings already hang in the world’s coolest collections, but with his latest family-first move, it looks like he’s mastered the art of living well too.
March 21, 2024
Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh is inspiring the next generation of visual storytellers.
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March 18, 2024
Running until May 27th at the Efiɛ Gallery in Dubai is “Elastic Visions,” a contemporary art exhibition curated by Faridah Folawiyo.
February 29, 2024
Contemporary art lovers who are also music fans will find a special offering during the Art Dubai fair this week, with more than 70 examples from the record collection of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui going on view at Dubai’s own Efie Gallery.
February 29, 2024
Art Dubai is the leading annual international art fair of the Middle East and Global South, taking place in Dubai, UAE.
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January 23, 2024
One of West Africa’s foremost documentarians of the 20th century, Bruce-Vanderpuije created a prolific record of life in pre- and post-independence Ghana, illustrating the country’s changing fashions and cultural practices with portraits of young couples getting married, newborn babies and everyday life for over 70 years.
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January 23, 2024
The work of the prolific Ghanaian photographer JK Bruce-Vanderpuije (1899-1989) is considered one of the most significant archives of African photography
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January 23, 2024
Late Ghanaian photographer JK Bruce-Vanderpuije’s works are on show at Efie Gallery in Dubai, offering a vision of a nation across the decades
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January 23, 2024
Efie Gallery, Dubai, is hosting a show (Jan. 12 – Feb. 20) of the works of one of the icons of modern African photography, J. K. Bruce-Vanderpuije
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